dog flea

[ dawg-flee, dog ]

noun

See under flea (def. 2).

Origin of dog flea

¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby dog flea

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How to use dog flea in a sentence

In some sections of the country it is the cat and dog flea that is the most troublesome to man.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. Doane
Fig. 7, which shows the head of a female dog-flea above and of a female cat-flea below, illustrates this.
The Flea | Harold Russell

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